Thanks, folks. Update -- he's eating the prednisone chews so far, which means we don't have to give him pills. And he doesn't seem to be in any pain. So we're crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.

We'll see how he does with the IV fluids tonight.

We adopted Teddy when he was about 11 weeks old. He was found as a stray right after a serious cold snap in January 1994. Hubs's mother was living with us at the time. She'd recently had surgery for breast cancer and was in the middle of chemotherapy, so she couldn't get out of the house. Her doctor recommended a pet, and a cat was low enough maintenance for her to handle during the day.

We visited the shelter, and Hubs's mother picked out Teddy because he was the liveliest cat there. She even named him by combining Hubs's and my names. He was almost small enough to fit into our hands, and he could walk under almost anything.

He was a handful for the first couple of years. Just as one set of scratches started healing, he'd inflict another set on me. Often by hiding under something and pouncing as I'd walk by. And then he calmed down.

He loves to sleep on my pillow at night. And he hangs out on the bathroom counter while I'm shaving, etc., in the morning. (He's big on drinking from the bathroom faucet.)

The last couple years have been rough on him since we adopted Max and Marie. He'd always been an only cat and never really learned how to socialize with other cats. He spent a lot of time hiding under the bed. But he's more or less stopped that and seems to enjoy hanging out with everyone in the living room in the evenings.

And just saw this:

a 5:30 am conference call that is now weekly for the foreseeable future

I hope they're at least letting you go home at 1 or 2 on those days.

Oy. And there's me being cranky about my standing 8am meeting. And I have an ad hoc one today too.

What makes those hard is that I don't fit into most of my clothes, so I can get seriously derailed trying to find something clean and appropriate to wear.

Lawmakers Find $21 A Week Doesn't Buy a Lot of Groceries.

I love this idea. But I was confused by the opening. Wouldn't eggs be one of the best protein bangs for your buck (besides maybe dried lentils or beans)?

She even named him by combining Hubs's and my names.

That may be the sweetest thing I have ever heard. I'm glad he's eating the chews.

Bah. Stupid brain. It doesn't want to do anything complex at the moment. Unfortunately, that's not an option.

I may have to resort to more caffeine. Which I'd rather not do, as I've been having free-floating anxiety issues lately.

Aw, much love for Teddy, Fredpete, and to you and Hubs too.

Wouldn't eggs be one of the best protein bangs for your buck (besides maybe dried lentils or beans)?

A lot of people think eggs are bad for you.

mac isn't feeling well. he slept an hour later than normal. I decided at about 6 to just see how he did and not wake him up. He slept until I woke him up yesterday and then complained of not feeling well last night. Neither normal.

So this morning, I turned off the alarm when it was to teh time he would have normally been up. Then I just decided to let us both sleep in and see how it progress form there. He is pretty low energy, but I think we will go into my office or at least out of the house after lunch.

A lot of people think eggs are bad for you.

Not the issue here, though -- the article specifically says he didn't buy them because they were too expensive.

I think eggs are tricky because they're harder to stretch than things like hamburger, especially if you can't afford vegetables.